Marc Andreessen: Snowden is a ‘traitor’

Some have called Edward Snowden a hero. Not venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, who on Thursday took to CNBC’s Squawk Box to explain why Snowden is a “traitor.”

“If you look up in the encyclopedia ‘traitor,’ there’s a picture of Ed Snowden,” said Andreessen.

Snowden, who last year leaked documents revealing the extent of the National Security Administration’s snooping, has hurt the tech industry, said Andreessen. The fallout, he said, has made foreign companies less willing to do business with Silicon Valley.

Andreessen, though, was well aware most of his colleagues would not agree.

“I think I am in the distinct minority out here,” he added. “I think most in Silicon Valley would pick the other designation.”